An Oakland County Circuit Court jury has found a former Detroit police officer guilty on six counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct Geoffrey Townsend, 46, was accused of statutory rape involving two girls who were participants in Reality Check Detroit, a boot camp for troubled teens that Townsend established more than a decade ago. Investigators said the girls were between the ages of 13 and 15 when Townsend had sex with them at his Farmington Hills home. The verdict was announced around 3 p.m. Thursday - about five hours after closing arguments concluded. Sentencing has been set for 8:30 a.m. Sept. 23 in front of Oakland County Circuit Judge Martha Anderson. During her closing argument, Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Tricia Dare said Townsend may not look like someone who would sexually assault children, but "predators come in all shapes and sizes and from all walks of life. "Predators can be family members," Dare said. "They can be neighbors. They can be friends. They can be coaches. They can be pastors. And they can even be police officers." In total, Townsend was accused of having sex with five girls he met through Reality Check Detroit, and jurors heard testimony from each of them. Charges in this case were only focused on two victims because two others were 16 at the time of the abuse, while the fifth girl was abused outside of Oakland County, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Townsend resigned from the Detroit Police Department in April, shortly after charges were filed. "The defendant was able to commit the crimes he committed ... because people trusted him," Dare said. "For some of these parents, he was a last resort for (their) child. ... He knew what to say to parents to earn their trust. Once he got their trust it opened a whole other door for him." The victim whose story prompted charges to be filed in the case told investigators she had sex with Townsend more than 50 times over a span of about two years, Dare said. After one assault, Townsend took the victim to Subway, where a worker asked if the girl was his daughter. Townsend said she was his girlfriend, but the victim denied it, Dare said. The victim eventually ended the relationship when she looked at Townsend's phone "and realized there were a lot of women in his life," Dare said. The second victim in this case told investigators that Townsend picked her up and told her parents that he was going to drive her around and talk to her. Instead, he took her to Big Boy and then to his bedroom, Dare said. "He told her he loved her," Dare said. "He began to cry. He told her how much she resembled his ex-wife." Dare said, for the most part, the five accusers did not know each other. Two of the girls' paths crossed briefly during the camp. "These girls did not conspire," Dare said. "They didn't talk. They didn't even know each other until after they testified in this case. It's just crazy (to think) that five girls are going to tell stories that have such similar threads going through them." Defense attorney John Brusstar said the accusers contacted attorneys before reporting the crimes. "What is the motive here? Money? They haven't filed suit yet, but don't you think they're looking for that, mo' money?" Brusstar said the first victim waited two weeks to report the crime and called a lawyer in the meantime. He said the second victim didn't report the crime until her mother read about the charges against Townsend. "All these girls have a checkered past, shall we say, but when you look at some of the statements they make, it doesn't make sense," Brusstar said. He said the second victim, who was brought back to the house shortly after the alleged rape, would've said something immediately upon returning home. "Don't you think she'd say something like 'I can't believe that happened. My god. Let's go to the police and get that rape kit.'?" Brusstar doesn't believe the evidence holds up. "If someone's word can put you in jail, then we'd all be in jail," he said. "I'm looking for any concrete evidence here. It's not here. We've seen a number of lies from all of the complainants. The lack of evidence here ... at the end of the day with these two complainants, it doesn't make sense." Dare had the last word before jury instructions were read. She said only three of the five victims called attorneys while trying to figure out how to go about the case. "This is a big monster to come up against," Dare said. "Clearly, people worship the ground this guy walks on." Dare said Townsend chose his victims purposely. "The reason there weren't immediate disclosures is the same reason he preyed on these girls - because these girls were vulnerable," she said. "He had a pretty good idea, because he was a police officer, that these girls weren't going to report it right away." Dare also said that there was enough evidence to convict Townsend. "The law says that the victim's word is enough," she said. "You don't need any more in a sexual assault case."